From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 12 19:25:57 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 137BE106566C for ; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:25:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from redchin@gmail.com) Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com (fk-out-0910.google.com [209.85.128.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F77E8FC14 for ; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:25:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from redchin@gmail.com) Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id b27so3535211fka.11 for ; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:25:55 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=KwLGVsLA4Jwrc0FPUe1u4ITM0NHl3JGFUA8a+SumGYE=; b=Ib9lsKWAmCKiCVWyQtrSJHEkwqjE2DK+H/OLT/ssW+qaSLGTNG0uiefcT8oq8/AJUH0qavKGmymmfa2g7xDt6FkbzFJImMbFVsnP0CQo1TGpz0TxdJE1t52fkAwEtAd3iF4Le9xWUBKRoyAaK45FacUIdghve6ETb4iuO/D1E3M= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=JTJ2TAIikIN9ZOPbIArI6UvLuKaZ5YktIcqkDplEVK82kMTgnyhoxXqd2LbBDwmkKNcqQkuku/HFXp/W4V9VpaGSWTtfOlP2fpsGmh5OFOAydVVO7uH0/IMIVVrhxrUUalUT670Ly0cpRL2H4I20xuvitIHMJPS++vAzmSaOa6Y= Received: by 10.82.116.15 with SMTP id o15mr20595548buc.11.1205349955021; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:25:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.82.160.5 with HTTP; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:25:54 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1d3ed48c0803121225v5a44876am64e7b89494c77e4c@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:25:54 -0700 From: "Kevin Downey" To: "Chuck Robey" In-Reply-To: <47D82B8C.1060402@chuckr.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <212181.35000.qm@web43142.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <47D82B8C.1060402@chuckr.org> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org, Gligor Lucian Subject: Re: USB printer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:25:57 -0000 On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Chuck Robey wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Gligor Lucian wrote: > > > > David Kelly wrote: >On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 12:59:38PM -0700, Gligor Lucian >wrote: > >>> Does FreeBSD support a USB printer? > > > >> Yes. > > > > You know, while there are printing utils that actually work on FreeBSD, I > can't personally recommend CUPS. I keep on trying to get it to work on > FreeBSD efvery year or so, then I need to go over to one of my other > systems. Last one I tried was an Epson Stylus C84, but I've also tried HP > officejets, and I just can't get locally attached printers to work with > cups. I can get them to work with things like apsfilter very well, but > either someone is going to have to fix the Cups port (it builds, but > nothing locally runs) or stop recommending it. > > Or, does anyone else have it working on FreeBSD? Sure would like to hear > about it, but I've been trying for a long time now, with no success. > > > Thank you very much for your answer. > > All the best, Gligor Lucian. > > I have CUPS working on my laptop and desktop. I don't have a local printer installed. I am using CUPS to access printers shared from a windows machine. Works fine, except this morning I noticed a pdf not printing correctly but I believe that is Evince's fault. -- The Mafia way is that we pursue larger goals under the guise of personal relationships. Fisheye